Life is short, dont waste it at a company that is no longer relevant. AT%T pays good for some but what does that matter when your fired and need to start all over. Start making notes to use when you sue the company for all the shady c-ap they make... — read more
"Make sure you stay in contact with them and see how they're doing..."
This is the new phrase that has been used a couple times now re: those recently shown the door (immediately after the ubiquitous "this is the hardest thing we have to do" line). I wonder how much time Mr. Mair is spending on the phone with these... — read more
Employee Culture Survey
It’s been released....and open until 8/25.
41,000 cuts since 2017 after promise of 7,000 new jobs
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/08/att-layoffs-continue-with-600-job-cuts-at-warner-bros-and-hbo/
Santone: Useless
How many emails are we going to get about “adapting to change” and other such nonsense from Santone? This isn’t our first go around with change and serving customers? A personal action plan? Take a long walk off a short pier, you dimwit. “Transform... — read more
From Bad to Worse. lets fix The US market FIRST
Kilar:"We are elevating HBO Max in the organization and expanding its scope globally.
Randy would have bought Blockbuster video back in the day. His vision sees dead companies
what a tool
Stevens Webcast
Any word on whether he said anything relevant or just more chin boogey?
Any word on how Atlanta Warnermedia jobs were impacted?
Did a lot of the layoffs at WM happen in Atlanta?
Why can't we do what Dysney did?
Disney Passed long ago the 60.5M Subscribers mark, Reaching their 5-Year Streaming Goal In the First Eight Months of service. AT&T achieved 4M subscribers, Projecting 100M subscribers by 2030.
Special breed of managers
Did you notice that AT&T has this special breed of managers who speak only in buzzwords? They will rumble for several minutes constantly repeating 10-15 different buzzwords that are completely unrelated (you have to be more AGILE because SYNERGY is... — read more
Question
What's the worst thing that could happen if I quit without giving two weeks notice? Is there any way for AT&T to penalize me?
Any new closings in Maryland?
I’m hearing rumors that burnt hills and cinnamon tree plaza stores might be next. Can’t remember the arsm though. Black hair and very shapely
AT&T Places 335,000 SQFT of Office in San Ramon up for Sublease
https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2020/08/04/at-t-places-massive-bishop-ranch-office-sublease.html https://news.theregistrysf.com/att-places-335000-sqft-of-office-in-san-ramon-up-for-sublease/
DC Comics and DC Universe Hit by Layoffs
https://deadline.com/2020/08/dc-comics-dc-universe-hit-layoffs-warnermedia-1203009714/amp/
600 Let Go at WarnerMedia Today, including more Sr. Executives
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-08-10/warner-bros-layoffs-att-hbo-max-sarnoff?_amp=true
Kilar is very excited about where he is going..
https://www.thewrap.com/jason-kilar-warnermedia-massive-warnermedia-shakeup-layoff/
DIRECTV layoffs
So apparently they’ll be no ip wiretech layoffs but they haven’t made a decision yet about the legacy DIRECTV guys........any concrete info out there?
IHX solicitation
In IHX jobs are becoming fewer so we are sent to jobs where a tech has completed a job earlier in the day or the order was cancelled. That’s solicitation. Do we have the right to do so? No tech is there and we are literally going there hours later... — read more
AT&T Drops to #3
We all know this was going to happen a long time ago... https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.fool.com/amp/investing/2020/08/07/t-mobile-touts-its-move-past-att.aspx
Couldn’t direct one way traffic
Where’s the direction? Where’s the calls? What’s going on? Who’s getting laid off? How longs this gonna take? Another year? Another 2?
ATT Mx layoffs?
Will these rounds continue in Mex? is T really a business in Mexico, all the investment, no sells, no profit, one CEO per year, strategy? What's the problem? What's more likely to happen?
BIG, REALLY BIG Town Hall coming up next week...
The AT&T Board of Directors will be welcoming Jeffrey Immelt to the position of co-CEO. The Board is rather excited that Jeffrey has accepted the position and looks forward to his GE experience greatly aiding in the rapid demise of the AT&T... — read more
COR stores
Any word on more store closures? I heard the 15th but not sure.
Let's go ya'll
Weare successfully navigating a pandemic together and I know that, however challenging the above changes may be, we will also successfully navigate them as well. As each of you take some time to digest the above, I hope that you become more and... — read more
Kilar's letter
Team- It has been a little over 90 days since I joined the mission and the team. These past three months have exceeded my already high expectations. As I shared with you recently, my bullishness about our future has only grown as I have gotten to... — read more
Company Paid Retiree Life Insurance
Lots of discussion regarding headcount and healthcare reductions. Any rumors regarding the elimination or reduction of company-sponsored life insurance for retirees? It already has been reduced in the past.
Dish and DirecTV Merger ‘Inevitable,’ Ergen Says
https://www.multichannel.com/news/dish-and-directv-merger-inevitable-ergen-says
IT IS TIME@
AT&T IS THE ONE MOST HATED MONOPOLISTIC CORPORATION IN US, Analyst Craig Moffett said AT&T will probably be broken up at some point. “I think if you take your crystal ball and look out a little bit, it’s hard to see that portfolio staying... — read more
Wallstreet Journal: over 500 to be laidoff at Warner Media
https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/at-t-s-warnermedia-ceo-jason-kilar-ousts-hbo-max-s-top-leadership-11596833178
Interview with Kilar re WM layoffs and new structure
https://deadline.com/2020/08/warnermedia-jason-kilar-new-structure-layoffs-future-hbo-max-theatrical-distribution-linear-tv-tenet-1203007840/
Wire tech layoffs
Anything regarding layoffs? I heard the 13th of August if they didn’t hit their mark but have heard crickets.........just curious
IMPLOSION DUE TO POOR EXECUTION WILL BUST HBO
How executives, Bob Greenblatt and Kevin Reilly, were ousted?. Andy Forssell, Ann Sarnoff and Casey Bloys were given more prominent roles thanks to their political class, with no technology or marketing experience ti attest for, tgey are positioning... — read more
Game studios off the market
So Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is no longer up for sale. Could it be that somebody at the top is actually starting to think things through for once? Is it possible? And isn't it sad how shocked I am at the fact that for once, this company... — read more
No impact or surplus from Chow's org
It's interesting that Chow's organization was not impacted by the surplus. Any rumors on if and when that may happen?
Lost a lot of good people...
Lost a lot of good people in my org, many which I have been friends with for 2 decades. It has been a hard month for sure. Have you lost anyone?
24 or 48 hour clock job offer guarantee
Have any of you guys been in this position where they are essentially threatening you "take it or you are out?" What is it like? Where you mentally prepared for when they were gonna offer it or did it sneak up on you?
800 to be let go at WarnerMedia beginning Monday
https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/warnermedia-layoffs-warner-brothers-hbo-1234729976/amp/
Huge Sales and Service issues
I had a good experience for the most part, the separation was a little rough because of COVID etc. The Bell System is a tough love system, the idea if you just show up on time is no longer true. The sales environment has a lot of work needed to be... — read more
5g is our savior
So now that i transferred to c and e from a repair tech i keep hearing about 5g this and 5g that but so far haven’t seen any work out of it! Any tech thats not a contractor installing 5g??? Please let us know